Dine Out Maine: A virtuoso chef plays at Piccolo
By John Golden Often it's all in the delivery.Some years ago I invited a spirited lady friend to join me for lunch at a fashionable cafe in midtown Manhattan. She was a dead ringer in speech, looks and manner for the character, Alexis, played by Joan Collins in the epic TV drama, "Dynasty." She breezed in, took a quick look around and sai...
A Christmas Celebration at A' vucchella
by Rossella Rago Dear Friends, are you ready to celebrate Christmas? Well I am!!! Please join me and my two lovely Nonne: Nonna Romana Sciddurlo from Puglia and Nonna Antoinette Capodicci from Campania as we demonstrate some traditional Christmas dishes from Puglia and Campania. This Christmas Dinner extravaganza will take place at one of...
Giuseppe Argentieri: The Ambassador of Italian cheese
"I don't like it when they call me the king of mozzarella. That title is loaded with pressure and responsibility," Giuseppe Argentieri says with a smile as he supervises the production of the day's batch of fresh burrata before shipping it to specialty stores all over the Boston area. Then, after swallowing a chunk of the white, chewy, still-warm...
Italian bakery expands into Danvers
By Ethan Hartley Danversa sweet Italian staple has come to downtown Danvers. Esposito Bakery, serving up some of the freshest and most storied pastries north of the North End in Boston, is now open at 16 Maple St. Jennifer Pema, the 19-year-old assistant manager and second daughter of the shop's owners, gleams as she talks about the b...
Nanni & Tata Brings Taste of Naples to Lawrence
Ah, bella Napoli — one of Europe's oldest and most flavorful metropolises, the very heart of empires past. With its bustling center built upon rich volcanic soil alongside a bountiful sea, and home to archaeological treasures, Naples boasts a flavor unlike any other in Italy. Behind Naples' aging façades is a city very much alive. In crevi...
Sweet soppressata alla Salumeria Italiana di Boston
Voglia di sapori nostrani in America? Il vostro palato agogna una bella fetta di crudo o una bruschetta fatta a regola d'arte? Tutto sotto controllo, non fatevi prendere dal panico, per questi piaceri della tavola vi aspetta la Salumeria Italiana di Boston. Questo piccolo locale, stracolmo di leccornie italiane, nasce nel 1962, nella zona...
North Shore Family Competes in First-Ever Family Episode of ‘Chopped’
by Emily Wright Food is life for the Martone family. From cooking together in their home's kitchens (plural), to running a pair of Boston-area restaurants, parents Geraldine and Raffaele and children Rosie and John bond and over all things culinary. When the Food Network approached the Saugus clan to be on a Dec. 23 episode of "Ch...
More than just a fizzy red, Italian Lambrusco is inspiring
By Ellen Bhang A special bottle can change your life. Just ask Matt Mollo, co-owner of the North End wine shop The Wine Bottega. That head-turning pour for Mollo was a fizzy red lambrusco, which he had in Italy in 2010. He and his wife, Adriana, were at a salumeria in Mantova, Lombardy, across the Po River from Emilia-Romagna, the region most asso...
New Town’s Sapori Closes; Plans for New Italian Eatery
Sapori, an Italian-American fusion restaurant in New Town closed last week, but its owner plans to re-open the restaurant with a new name, menu and management. The restaurant opened in July 2013 in a large building at the intersection of Center and Courthouse streets in New Town. Read more Source: http://wydaily.com...
Cake Boss Bakery to Open at Mohegan Sun
Sweet treats are coming to Mohegan Sun. Carlo's Bakery, of TLC's hit series "Cake Boss," will open its doors at the casino in Uncasville on Saturday, Sept. 12. Those in search of an Italian pastry or specialty cake will be able to visit the new venue from 7 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday and from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Satu...
Spaghetti Spots In Massachusetts
"A mano" means "by hand" in Italian and that's exactly how Chef Antonio Bettencourt makes the pasta at his A Mano Italian Kitchen & Pizzeria in Salem's Pickering Wharf. "I love to take flour, water and eggs and then turn it from just a pile of stuff into a full meal," he says. "It still kinda fascinates me as a cook to see flour become...
Dine Out Maine: At Solo Italiano, there is magic in simplicity
Three months ago, if you had asked me to predict at which restaurant I would eat jaw-achingly sweet blackberries – plump as a toddler's thumb and picked that morning by our server as she walked through a South Portland park – I would never have guessed Solo Italiano. Vinland, sure. Maybe even Fore Street or Local Sprouts Café, but not a glass-and-e...